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| DR Congo Leopards win first edition of FIBA AfroCan championship | |
Radio Okapi - July 28, 2019 | |
 | The DR Congo Leopards beat Kenya Morans 82-61 on Saturday in Bamako in the finals of the first edition of the FIBA AfroCan. The competition is reserved for basketball players playing on the African continent. Maxi Munanga Shamba was named MVP of the competition. |
| 'Deadly environment' plus 'political and social' obstacles hinder Ebola fight, Security Council hears | |
UN News - July 24, 2019 | |
 | The problems of eradicating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not only medical, but also linked “to a variety of political and social factors”, the head of the UN mission in the country told the Security Council. |
| Felix Tshisekedi Sworn In as DR Congo President | |
Radio Okapi - January 24, 2019 | |
 | Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the new president of DR Congo on Thursday during a historic transfer of power ceremony. Mr. Tshisekedi said during his inaugural speech that the “strength of the people is based on unity and national reconciliation.” |
| Constitutional Court Declares Tshisekedi Winner of Presidential Election | |
Radio Okapi - January 19, 2019 | |
 | The Constitutional Court has confirmed the results published by the Independent National Electoral Commission proclaiming Felix Tshisekedi president of the Democratic Republic of Congo for a 5-year term. Mr. Tshisekedi will become the fifth president of the DRC. This will be the first peaceful transfer of power in DR Congo. |
| Martin Fayulu Challenges Presidential Election Results in Court | |
Radio Okapi - January 12, 2019 | |
 | Martin Faylu filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court on Friday, contesting the provisional results of the presidential election published two days earlier by the Independent National Electoral Commission. |
| Felix Tshisekedi Vows to Be the President of All Congolese | |
Radio Okapi - January 10, 2019 | |
 | “I will not be the president of a political party, the UDPS, or a tribe, the Luba tribe. I will be the president of all Congolese,” Felix Tshisekedi, the President-elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo, said shortly after the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the provisional results of the December 30 polls. |
| Martin Fayulu Rejects Presidential Election Results | |
Radio Okapi - January 10, 2019 | |
 | Martin Fayulu, the runner-up in the December 30 presidential election, has rejected the results proclaimed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, naming Félix Tshisekedi as the winner. |
| Felix Tshisekedi Elected DR Congo President | |
Radio Okapi - January 10, 2019 | |
 | Felix Tshisekedi has been elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He won 38.57% of the vote of December 30th poll, according to the provisional results published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday. |
| Bemba, Katumbi renew their support for joint opposition presidential candidate Fayulu | |
Radio Okapi - November 16, 2018 | |
 | Jean-Pierre Bemba, Moise Katumbi, Adolphe Muzito, Martin Fayulu, and a representative for Mbussa Nyamuisi called on the two dissenting opposition leaders to come to their senses. In a statement signed in Brussels, they said that the Lamuka political agreement was signed freely and unconditionally by the seven opposition leaders on November 11, 2018 in Geneva. |
| Vital Kamerhe also withdraws support for joint opposition presidential bid | |
Top Congo FM - November 12, 2018 | |
 | After Felix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe has also announces he is withdrawing his signature from the Geneva agreement naming Martin Fayulu as the joint opposition candidate in the December 23 presidential election. |
